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NBR may slap 15pc VAT, 2.0pc AIT on import of LNG

The country's energy regulator is waiting for issuance of a Statutory regulatory order (SRO) by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), waiving supplementary duty (SD) and customs duty (CD) on import of LNG, before announcing a fresh hike in gas tariff, said officials.The state-run Petrobangla might have to pay 15...

A man carrying a headload of hilsa

A man carrying a headload of hilsa at the Swarighat wholesale market on Monday, as the supply of the fish to the capital is now at the optimum level during the peak season — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Rajuk to build another satellite town at Basila

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is planning to build a mega, modern satellite town at Keraniganj to house thousands of families on the outskirts of the capital.The Rajuk, under the project, seeks to acquire 1,084 acres of land opposite Basila Bridge on the Buriganga for the township, said officials on...

Five more sectors may get incentives under PPP

Projects under five more sectors are likely to be made eligible for government incentives under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, officials said.The finance minister has recently asked the authority concerned to take necessary steps in response to a proposal put forward by the PPP Authority (PPPA) under the Prime Minister's...

MNP service gets going in country

The much-awaited Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service was launched in the country in the early hours of Monday. As a result, mobile number subscribers will now be able to switch from one operator to another without changing their existing numbers."The scheme will be a big push for ensuring further competition...

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to cancer researchers

STOCKHOLM, Oct 01 (AFP): Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how the body's natural defences can fight cancer, the jury said on Monday. Unlike more traditional forms of cancer treatment that directly target cancer cells,...

News Watch- (02-10-2018)

PM to open 4th countrywide dev fair ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 4th countrywide national development fair on Thursday, aiming to showcase the development activities taken by the present government. The three-day fair will be held in the city and all district and upazila headquarters until October 06....